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The Web English Teacher lists three links–one to publish high school students’ work, an interactive site to produce student books, and a site to publish online.
Laura Evans, who runs the fabulous Teach Poetry K-12 , lists lots of publication opportunities for all ages.
COBBLESTONE AND CRICKET MAGAZINES
are looking for student work. Click on “for kids” for guidelines.
MERLYN’S PEN
Annual writing contest “for teens who love to read.” Click on “you write”.
NEW MOON PUBLISHING
New Moon Girl Media’s mission is to help girls, ages 8 to 15, discover their unique voices and express them in the world in ways that matter. We fulfill our mission by keeping girls at our center. Through active girl involvement and participation in all our business decisions, we provide respectful, creative, energetic and safe communities where girls explore, discover, create, grow and share their voices to make a positive difference in their lives and in the world.
STONE SOUP
Stone Soup welcomes submissions by young people through age 13!
TEEN INK
Magazine written by teens.
Writing Contests Before selecting a contest, be sure to read all of the information provided by the contest sponsor to make sure that you are making the right choice for your situation.
Free Verse Project - Teens will like this contest, hosted by the Academy of American Poets, which challenges participants to “write lines from a favorite poem on a sandy beach, assemble twigs on a hillside, or chalk the sidewalk,” then take a photo “before it disappears.”
The Claudia Ann Seaman Awards for Young Writers -For students grades 9-12. Submit poetry, fiction and non-fiction. $500 award.
RIVER OF WORDS INTERNATIONAL POETRY & ART CONTEST
Each year, in affiliation with the Library of Congress Center for the Book, River of Words conducts a free international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of watersheds. The contest is designed to help youth explore the natural and cultural history of their local watersheds, and to express, through poetry and art, what they discover. Entries due in February. Grand prize: round trip transportation from the winner’s nearest major airport to Washington, D.C. for the winner and one parent or guardian. (Please see River of Words website for full details of contest and submission address.)
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award is an annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. The Poetry Awards include three age categories: Adult, Youth 13-18, and Youth 12 & Under. The deadline for submissions is July 1st.
KENYON REVIEW POETRY PRIZE FOR YOUNG WRITERS
The deadline is December to enter the Kenyon Review Poetry Prize for Young Writers. Open to high school sophomores and juniors, the winner of this contest will see their work published in KR and receive a full scholarship to next summer’s Young Writers workshop. Only one poem per student accepted. No entry fee. Entries must be submitted online.
Kids Bookshelf
Scroll down to “publish your work.” Accepts short stories and poems written by those 17 and under.
Frodo’s Notebook
is an online journal of “teens, literature and the arts” Further, “Frodo’s Notebook is always looking for well-crafted poems, creative essays, and short stories by teens age 13-19 from all around the world. They have excellent writing advice for serious writers.
Author Anastasia Suen’s list
on where can kids get published…
Author Carmela A. Martino’s list of over two dozen links to sites especially for young writers…
Other ways to get published
Author Kathleen Krull says: “Check out the CHILDREN’S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS MARKET. Ask your librarian for this reference book. It lists contests and publications that accept work from students.”
Kathleen also suggests posting a book review on Amazon.com and writing letters to your local newspaper.